V i l l a g e o f Floaters
C i t y girl g one country,
R i t a Frai l e y t o l d he r former
c l a s s m a t e s at a h i g h - s c h o o l r e
u n i o n in N e w Jersey, a b o u t the
b e a u t y that s u r r o u n d s the small
t o w n in O r e g o n she no w lives
in, m iles of sp r u c e fore s t s and
the v a s t h o r i z o n of the Paci f i c
Ocean.
She als o d e s c r i b e d her
i n t erests of
swimming, r u n
ning,
weight-lift
training,
long d i s t a n c e biking, camping,
and the s u ccessful landscape
b u s i n e s s she and he r husbano
M i k e own. M o s t of h e r cl ast-
m a t e s wh o a t t e n d e d the reunic
live
in Ne w Y o r k a n d oth i
major
East
Coast
ci t i e s
a b r o a d in c o s m o p o l i t a n citi .
like Lo n d o n an d Paris, and c?
d r e s s e d for th e g a t h e r i n g
n
c o c k t a i l d r e s s e s and tai]
-
m a d e suits, a far c r y from the
life style F r a i l e y s an d the
rest of us live on the Or e g o n
coast. T h e y c o u l d n ' t u n d e r s t a n d
h o w anyone f r o m t h e c i t y c ould
be h a p p y in t h e far w e s t w h e r e
there
is
nothing
more
than
forests full of w i l d animals,
m i l e s of d e s e r t e d beaches, no
ho t
dog
st a n d s
or
pretzel
v e n d o r s or e x c i t e m e n t of any
kind, o n l y trees, birds, rocks,
sea shells, wind, r a i n and too
m u c h f resh air!
W h e n Rita wa s nin e years
o l d she s t a r t e d w o r k i n g w e e k
ends a n d h o l i d a y s in a flower
s h o p n e a r her hom e in Camden,
N e w Jersey. T h e s h o p f e a tured
t r o pical dis h g a r d e n s and fo r
mal floriculture. She c o n t i n u e d
to
work
there
through
high
school. She s t a r t e d h e r formal
e d u c a t i o n at O h i o S t a t e C o l
lege,
majoring
in
creative
writing. In t h e late 1970's, a
friend w h o h a d m o v e d to Ca n n o n
Beach and w o r k e d at t h e R o u n d
T a b l e R e s t a u r a n t u r g e d R i t a to
v i s i t C a n n o n Beach. Rit a fell
in love w i t h t h e w i l d s of O r e
g o n and m o v e d h e r e permanently.
Mike's
family
moved
to
Hillsboro, O r e g o n fro m Ora n g e
County,
C alifornia.
While
v i s i t i n g his b r o t h e r an d wife
who
were
living
in
Cannon
Beach,
Mik e a lso d e c i d e d to
sta y in this are a an d s t a r t e d
w o r k i n g for T o n y Douglas,
a
lan d s c a p e a r c h i t e c t w h o o w n e d a
business
called
North
Coast
Landscaping. W h i l e w o r k i n g for
Douglas, Mik e g a i n e d h a n d s - o n
experience
in
th e
world
of
h o r t i c u l t u r e an d the r e q u i r e
m e n t s for m a i n t a i n i n g formal
landscaping. C a n n o n Beach, w i t h
its forests, o c e a n an d streams,
a lso p r o v i d e d a r e a s for M i k e to
p u r s u e hi s int e r e s t s of h u n t
ing, f i s h i n g an d s e a r c h i n g the
forests for w i l d mushrooms.
Mutual
int e r e s t s
soon
b r o u g h t the c o u p l e t o g e t h e r and
in 1980 Mik e a n d R i t a w e r e m a r
ried. T h e y s t a r t e d a p a r t - t i m e
la n d s c a p e m a i n t e n a n c e b u s i n e s s
w i t h o n l y a few t o o l s and a
truck. In 1984 Rit a a t t e n d e d a
two-year
landscape
program
o f f e r e d at P o r t l a n d C o m m u n i t y
C o l l e g e in Portland, Oregon,
an d in 1986 t h e y h i r e d their
first employee.
C a n n o n Beach
L a n d s c a p e S e r v i c e t hen b e c a m e a
p e r m a n e n t business.
Their maintenance business
no w includes o t h e r services,
i m p r o v i n g drainage, inst a l l i n g
s p r i n k l i n g systems, l a n dscape
designs, and p r a c t i c a l e x p e r i
ence of w h a t plants g r o w bes t
in o u r coas t a l zone. M i k e is a
skil l e d
carpenter,
building
decks,
benches
or
other
s t r u c t u r e s n e e d e d for gardens.
They
employ
seven
or
e ight
pe o p l e t h r o u g h o u t the y e a r to
k e e p up w i t h the m any landscape
c o n t r a c t s t hey have.
To name a few:
coaster_Properties,
which
piper
include
Square,
Sand
Local
Scoop,
the
Coaster
T h e a t e r and a d j o i n
ing b u i l d i n g s u n d e r
this management.
Osburfl'g Grocery
the t o p of a fence, colorful
a r r a n g e m e n t s of plants in a pot
or two on a front porch,
a
b o w e r of roses c l i m b i n g a t r e l
lis or over the r o o f t o p of an
old
garage,
the
care
that
s o m e o n e has g i v e n to raising a
g a r d e n of any size brings joy
to many.
toll free 1 888 491-8267
e-mail hunts@scasurf.nct
PO Box 735
263 N. Hemlock
Cannon Beach, Or 97110
o
Visit us flrr all your flower and garden needs
When
Martin's
Ste p h a n i e
Inn w a s first built, Fraileys
d e s i g n e d and p l a n t e d the Inn
an d p a r k i n g lot, and t h e y will
soon
be
completing
the
new
l a n d s c a p i n g t h a t will be n e e d e d
at the n o r t h annex to the Inn.
In 1997 t h e y p l a n t e d some
of
the
bulbs
around
other
pl a n t s
in
Martin's
curbside
p l a n t i n g s on G o w e r Street. The
lily has n e v e r b e e n p r o p e r l y
identified,
but s o m e o n e s u g
g e s t e d it m i g h t be Empr e s s of
Japan. If y o u are w a l k i n g a long
G o w e r this summer, w a t c h for
t hose lilies t o bloom. T h e y are
s p e c t a c u l a r and s end o u t an
a b u n d a n c e of fragrance.
Some
time
ago
F r a ileys
b u i l t a n e w h o m e in T o l o v a n a
Park w i t h s t o r a g e area. T h e i r
g r o w i n g b u s i n e s s and a c q u i r e d
equipment
soon
fi l l e d
all
available
storage
space.
Recently
they
bought
e ight
acres on the eas t side of Hwy.
101
near
the
Warren
Way /
Tolovana
exit.
Their
future
pla n
is
to
build
a
home,
g r e e n h o u s e an d p ole b u i l d i n g
large
enough
to
hold
their
e x p a n d i n g i n v e n t o r y of e q u i p
ment.
T h e y are a lso in the
proc e s s of d i g g i n g a well and
building
a
road
into
their
property.
During
December
and
J a n u a r y for m a n y y ears Frail e y s
hav e
spent
th e
holidays
in
Lapenita, Nayarit, in Mexico.
T h r o u g h the y e a r s t h e y b e c a m e
g o o d friends w i t h a family,
P e d r o and Emma an d t h e i r four
daughters.
T h e c o u p l e own a
r e s t a u r a n t an d are v e r y p roud
of
giving
their
daughters
formal education. On e girl n o w
w o r k s in a local bank, anot h e r
is s t u d y i n g t o be an architect.
F r a ileys s pent m a n y m e m o r a b l e
holidays
with
this
family,
e x p l o r i n g the jungles, d e e p sea
fishing, r e l a x i n g and s w i m m i n g
in the w a r m w a t e r s for a m u c h -
n e e d e d vacation. T his y e a r t hey
m a y o n l y be abl e to send t h e i r
friends a C h r i s t m a s card. T h e i r
n e w a d v e n t u r e m a y c a u s e t h e m to
f o r g o t h e i r y e a r l y vacation,
b u t t h e i r succ e s s f u l b u s i n e s s
c o m p e n s a t e s for m i s s e d v a c a
t ions and y ears of h a r d work.
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B en & S unny H u n t
4 3 6 -9 2 1 5
p a r k i n g lot.
Last
year,
along
Gower
St r e e t a m o n g the shrubs, 2-1/2'
tall w h i t e lilies b l o o m e d and
sen t out a sweet fragrance.
T h e s e lilies th e F r a i l e y s found
12 y e a r s ago w h e n t h e y wer e
d i g g i n g a ne w d r a i n a g e d i t c h on
some property.
Discovering a
large b u l b a b o u t the size of an
onion, t h e y t ook it hom e and
p l a n t e d it in pro p e r soil tha t
h a d g o o d d r a i n a g e and 12 y ears
later th e b u l b ha d multiplied,
g i v i n g t h e m c l o s e to t w o - d o z e n
bulbs.
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and
Steve Hartin Manage
men t . i n c l u d i n g the
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Resort,
Wayfarer
Restaurant
and all the a d j o i n
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walk
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observe
th e
man y
flower beds in the c o m m e r c i a l
area
and
private
gardens
s c a t t e r e d t h r o u g h o u t the w h o l e
of C a n n o n Beach.
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